Where does “sincère” come from?

sincère (French) comes from Middle French sincere, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sincère (French): sincere

Definitions

  1. sincere

Ancestry of “sincère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsinceresincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does)
2Latinsincērusclean, pure, sound
3Proto-Italicsenkairos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “sincère”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →